Alice ROBINSON

Historical Results

Tried skydiving in New Zealand in 2019. (Instagram, 18 Aug 2018)

Athlete

Father, David. Mother, Sarah. Two siblings.

English

Queenstown Alpine Ski Team, International Ski Racing Academy

Club: Chris Knight (NZE), Jeff Fergus (USA)

When she was younger, she competed in a variety of sports, including netball, soccer, rugby, and horse riding. "I competed at South Island level in netball and horse riding, regional teams for soccer. But you reach a point where you've got to focus on one thing. I don't get the chance to pursue anything else now." (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Feb 2019)

2017 FIS event in Cardrona (Giant slalom - 3rd)
2018 World Cup in Kranjska Gora (Giant slalom - DNQ1)

December 2021: Tested positive for COVID-19 while at her base in Italy and went into self-isolation that ended 23 December, missing back-to-back giant slalom races in Courchevel. Crashed out of the Lienz giant slalom upon her return (28 December 2021). "I guess my celebration for Christmas this year is that I test negative for COVID - that's all I want for Christmas is just a negative COVID test." (eurosport.com, 20 Dec 2021; newshub.co.nz, 21 Dec 2021)

October 2019: Bone bruise in her left knee as a result of a training accident prior to the World Cup season opener at Soelden. Won the opener then returned to New Zealand for rehabilitation. Returned to action sooner than planned and was in the field for the next World Cup giant slalom in Killington. (Instagram; skimag.com, 7 Nov 2019; france24.com, 30 Nov 2019)

2018

Born in Australia, she picked up skiing when the family moved to New Zealand when she was four. Began racing with the Queenstown Alpine Ski Team when she was around eight. (redbull.com; nzherald.co.nz, 23 Feb 2019)

Since 2019 she has trained with the International Ski Racing Academy, a program that works with a variety of elite athletes from multiple nations. Her coaches Chris Knight (NZE) and Jeff Fergus (USA) were both World Cup coaches with the U.S. Ski Team and formerly worked with Lindsey Vonn (USA). (israskiracing.com)

Does a lot of strength training to build up power to manage turns, with her best squat 150 kg. "It's kinda scary that you can squat that much. But squats matter." (skiracing.com, 18 Feb 2020)

First World Cup win came at the season opener in Soelden in October 2019 when she was still 17. Her first podium came seven months earlier when she was second in giant slalom at the World Cup Finals in Andorra. "Winning a World Cup, that was pretty fun...But sometimes it seems like your first podium is an even bigger deal." (skiracing.com, 18 Feb 2020)

Alpine skier Bode Miller (USA), six-time Olympic and five-time World Championship medallist.

Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn (USA), three-time Olympic and eight-time World Championship medallist.

"They were big names, I was young, and they were the best. Bode was a risk-taker and fun to watch. Everyone was a fan of Bode." (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Feb 2019)

Otago Junior Sportswoman of the Year (2020).

Sky Sport NZ Emerging Talent Award at the 57th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards (2020).

Snow Sports NZ Alpine Ski Racer of the Year (2018, 2019).

Snow Sports NZ Breakthrough Season Award (2017).